Walt Disney Imagineering has filed a new permit for Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, the upcoming interactive hotel near Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The permit is for “theatrical lighting and controls” and the contractor is Candela Controls, Inc. Candela Controls, Inc. specializes in lighting and worked on both the Coca-Cola store and … Read more
The new Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel is scheduled to open later this year (last Disney told us at least) adjacent to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The hotel will be a continuation of the story in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, and will have themed, experiential transport shuttles to take guests directly to and from the hotel … Read more
Galaxy’s Edge has been open since mid-2019 at both Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World. This ultra detailed land has a lot to offer guests with chances to build lightsabers and droids that guests can take home as souvenirs. Soon there will be another way to bring some of the Force directly into your home. … Read more
There was a surprise disturbance in The Force today. During this morning’s visit to Dok-Ondar’s Den of Antiquities in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, we found a small sign inside a showcase. A new Legacy Lightsaber would be revealed tonight! We spoke to Cast Members. None of them had an idea what … Read more
Disney often uses vinyl barriers to discourage guests from ducking under queue line ropes. What at first glance looks like the classic Chinese Theater artwork is not entirely as it seems. The Chinese Theater is at center, as always, but what is around it has changed. A careful examination reveals artwork representing the park’s new … Read more
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance’s boarding groups have consistently been filling up within minutes of opening at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. In the past few days though, the 1:00 PM boarding groups have remained open for up to hours. On Wednesday, January 20, boarding groups remained available for two hours, closing at 3:00 PM. Yesterday, … Read more
On rare cold Batuu days, travelers can pick up a special cider at Ronto Roasters. Spiced Surabat Cider is only available when the temperature drops low enough, and you can get it spiked for an extra punch of warmth or keep it non-alcoholic so your wits are sharp for Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run. We picked … Read more
Walt Disney World President Jeff Vahle and Parks & Resorts Chairman Josh D’amaro recently toured the rooms of the upcoming Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel and have shared some photos of the walkthrough on Vahle’s Instagram account: @joshdamaro and I enjoyed a sneak peek into the great progress the @WaltDisneyImagineering teams are making on Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser … Read more
A new creature has arrived at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and thankfully it’s just a toy. This puppet version of the Dianoga, most famous for pulling Luke Skywalker underwater in a garbage compactor during A New Hope, is much less threatening than the real thing. Dianoga Puppet – $39.99 The Dianoga … Read more
Resistance Supply in Disney’s Hollywood Studios has now reopened. This Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge shop is actually comprised of two stalls next to each other, easily accessible as you exit the Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance attraction. This is where you’ll find some costume pieces, such as an x-wing pilot suit. Curiously, we found … Read more
Plastic dividers have been added to the Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run attraction at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, meaning multiple parties can now board one cockpit, improving capacity for the ride. There are blue and red social distancing markers throughout the waiting area of the Millennium Falcon. One party is assigned to … Read more
Join the Rebellion with this new x-wing pilot helmet now available at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The helmet is available at Resistance Supply, which just reopened at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. We found it odd that a Rebellion instead of a Resistance helmet was available. We would have expected to find … Read more
After seeing the Diet Coke droid cart at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, we’ve been keeping our eyes peeled for the Sprite droid cart. Both the Diet Coke and Sprite carts previously only appeared in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disneyland. Thanks to some of our readers, we now know the Sprite … Read more
Calling all members of the Resistance! Don’t forget, Disney is making a slight adjustment to the virtual queue process for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance in Disney’s Hollywood Studios beginning tomorrow, December 20, 2020. Disney released the following virtual queue update: Beginning Sunday, Dec. 20, distribution times for virtual queue enrollment will be 7 a.m. and 1 … Read more
One of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’s many quirks is its soda-themed droid carts. Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disney’s Hollywood Studios has only ever had the regular Coca-Cola carts, featuring a red R5 droid. Meanwhile, Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge has had the additional Diet Coke and Sprite carts. Now, it seems a Diet Coke cart and … Read more
As is common with Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, we found a few technical difficulties on our most recent ride of the attraction in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Inside the I-TS Transport, which is one of the pre-show rooms, only half the screens that act as windows behind Lieutenant Bek … Read more
